Bacon Wrapped Maple Chili Smokies

Ingredients:

• 2 packages Hillshire Farms Lit’l Smokies (I get beef but either works)

• 2 lbs. bacon (each strip cut into thirds)

• 2 cups brown sugar

• 2 tbsp chili powder

• 1 stick of butter

• 3 tbsp maple syrup

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°.
2. Mix brown sugar and chili powder in small bowl. Spread a thin layer of half the mixture in the bottom of a large glass baking dish. Roll up each Smokie in a third of a bacon strip, secure with toothpick. Arrange the bacon-wrapped Smokies very closely in the dish (depending on size of baking dish, you may not be able to fit every Smokie and will likely have some leftover bacon).
3. Melt the stick of butter and stir in the remaining brown sugar/chili powder mixture. Pour the mixture over the Smokies, then drizzle with the maple syrup.  Bake for 20 minutes, then turn the heat up to 400 to bake another 5 minutes. (I usually broil mine on low for an additional 1-2 minutes to char the bacon a bit, keeping a close eye so they don't burn)
4. Remove from oven and realize you may need to make 2 batches next time (they will be gone within minutes).